Tagged: drugs

Norway, which has one of the highest deadly drug overdose rates in Europe, will test prescribing free heroin to the most serious addicts to improve their living conditions, the government said on Friday. The...

Better known to nightclubbers as ecstasy, the euphoria-inducing drug MDMA appears to alleviate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans, firefighters, and police officers, researchers said Wednesday. In a trial in the United States,...

Ants naturally produce powerful germicides against bacteria and fungi, said a study Wednesday that targeted the industrious insects as possible drug factories for humans. The discovery of ants’ pharmaceutical prowess comes as the armoury...

Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report said Monday. If the scientists...

After a litany of prescriptions failed to control her stormy mood swings and deep depression, writer Ayelet Waldman finally found relief in a blue vial of diluted LSD. Feeling she “had nothing to lose,”...

What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask … (Article by Eric Bowman, University of St Andrews) From the points of view different researchers, the...

Lamar Odom may need to undergo a kidney transplant. The former NBA star, who was found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada last Tuesday (13.10.15) following a four-day drugs and alcohol binge, is reportedly...

The high price of two new anti-cholesterol drugs limits the benefits patients may see from them, according to a draft report released Wednesday by a US nonprofit examining drug cost-effectiveness. The new drugs, Regeneron,...